LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The third-seeded Washington and Lee women's
soccer team saw its season end as second-seeded Roanoke College
defeated the Generals, 1-1, on penalty kicks (4-2) in the ODAC
Tournament Semifinals on Friday afternoon in Lynchburg, Va.

W&L (11-4-1) took a 1-0 lead with 18:04 gone-by as sophomore
midfielder Heather Coleman (Blackwood, N.J./Triton Regional)
notched an unassisted tally. Roanoke's Tiffany Jones countered with
a goal off an assist from Jill Hoffmeister at the 50:46 mark to
knot the score at 1-1. The two teams played through a pair of
overtime periods before the Maroons (15-3-1) advanced 4-2 on
penalty kicks.

Freshman Abigail Pfeffer (Essex, Conn./Portsmouth Abbey) posted
six saves in goal for the Generals, while Christine Torzewski made
four saves in goal for Roanoke.

Roanoke will face top-seeded Lynchburg College in the tournament
finals on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 pm.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team
advanced to the ODAC Tournament semifinals for the 13th consecutive
season with a 2-1 victory over Randolph-Macon in quarterfinal
action on the Liberty Hall Fields on Tuesday afternoon.

W&L (11-4) scored the first goal of the game at the 20:23 mark
as senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia)
tallied her team-leading 10th goal of the season off an assist from
freshman forward Maggie Hope (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country
Day) The Yellow Jackets tied the game at 1-1 as senior midfielder
Lisa Weitzel (Landenberg, Pa./Notre Dame (Md.)) notched an
unassisted goal at the 33:46 mark.

W&L freshman midfielder Liz Clarke (Midlothian, Va./Clover
Hill) scored what proved to be the game-winning goal just 2:30 into
the second half. Sophomore forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington,
D.C./Potomac) recorded the assist on Clarke's goal. For Marcoux, it
was her 12th assist of the season and set a single-season record
for assists at W&L.

SALEM, Va. -- Roanoke used one first half goal and two goals
late in the second half to defeat Washington and Lee, 3-0, in
women's soccer action.

The Maroons jumped on the board at the 38:39 mark as Shelly Olds
scored off an assist from Jess Germano to give Roanoke a 1-0 lead
at halftime.

Roanoke (14-3, 9-2 ODAC) put the game away late in the second half
as Jill Hoffmeister scored two goals in just over two minutes. She
scored the first with 81:27 to play and came back to tally her
second goal of the game with 83:29 to play off an assist from
Kathryn Steffens.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Washington and Lee senior midfielder Kate
Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) tallied her team-leading ninth
goal of the season to lead the Generals to a 1-0 victory at
Guilford on Tuesday afternoon.

The victory marked the eighth consecutive season that W&L has
won at least 10 games.

Bidwell, who now needs one more goal to move into a tie for third
place all-time at W&L with 33 career goals, took a cross from
sophomore forward Susannah Hewlett (Charlottesville,
Va./Charlottesville) and scored at the 44:03 mark.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Carnegie Mellon sophomore midfielder Merry
McConnochie (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland) scored with 1:49
to play in double overtime to lead the Tartans to a 1-0 victory
over Washington and Lee in women's soccer action on the Liberty
Hall Fields Saturday afternoon.

Both teams had several scoring opportunities, but were done in by
stellar play from both goalkeepers.

ROANOKE, VA. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team
scored three first half goals and cruised to a 5-2 victory at
Hollins (2-8-1, 1-7-1 ODAC) on Wednesday afternoon.

Junior midfielder Jenny Thomas (High Point, N.C./Central) tallied
two goals for W&L. The goals were the first two of the season
for the co-captain. Senior midfielders Kate Bidwell (Pensacola,
Fla./Escambia) and Drew Powers (Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School) and
freshman forward Maggie Hope (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country
Day) all tallied one goal.

Junior midfielder Jenny Thomas (High Point, N.C./Central) dished
out two assists for the Generals. Her second came on a flip
throw-in that was headed in by Powers. Senior midfielder Kate
Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) and freshman midfielder Alison
Irvin (Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic) both tallied one
assist.

Freshman forward Maggie Hope (Charolotte, N.C./Charlotte Country
Day) scored the Generals first goal off an assist from sophomore
forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac) eight minutes
into the contest. It was Hope's third goal in as many games.
W&L took a 2-0 lead just one minute later as Marcoux tallied
an
unassisted goal. Sophomore midfielder Heather Coleman (Blackwood,
N.J./Triton Regional) made the score 3-0 as she scored at the 16:00
mark off an assist from senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola,
Fla./Escambia).

Bidwell tallied her team-high seventh goal of the season at the
82:00 mark for W&L's final goal of the afternoon. Hope recorded
the assist.

W&L (7-2, 7-1 ODAC) freshman goalkeeper Abigail Pfeffer
(Essex, Conn./Portsmouth Abbey School) saw her first action this
season and made two saves in the first 45 minutes of action.
Freshman Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) made two saves in
the second half. Emory & Henry (2-8-1, 0-6-1 ODAC) goalkeeper
Melissa Berry made nine saves in playing the entire game.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team had
its six game winning streak snapped on Sunday afternoon as it lost
to North Carolina Wesleyan on the Liberty Hall Fields, 2-1.

W&L scored the game's first goal at the 9:36 mark as freshman
forward Maggie Hope (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day) headed
in a cross from sophomore forward Fontaine Marcoux (Washington,
D.C./Potomac). For Hope, it was her second goal in as many days. It
was also Marcoux's team-leading eighth assist.

The Battling Bishops (6-3-1) tied the game at 1-1 at the 37:40
mark as junior forward Kristi McGuire (Marlboro, Md./Frederick
Douglas) scored off an assist from junior defender Katie Hodge
(Newport News, Va./Warwick).

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee freshman forward Maggie
Hope (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day) scored her first
collegiate goal with 2:01 remaining in the first overtime period to
lead the Generals to their sixth consecutive victory. It is
W&L's longest winning streak since opening the 1998 season with
six straight wins.

Hope scored her goal after Virginia Wesleyan freshman goalkeeper
Sabrina Hurczyn (Bristol, Conn./Bristol Eastern) tried to clear the
ball from just outside the box. However, her attempt deflected off
Hope and rolled into the goal.

W&L (6-1, 6-1 ODAC), which was the eighth ranked team in the
South Region this week, saw freshman goalkeeper Emily Barker
(Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) make five saves on the afternoon.
Hurczyn made seven saves for the Marlins (7-3, 4-1), who lost for
the first time in conference play this season and were the sixth
ranked team in the South Region this week.

The Generals outshot the Marlins, 12-6.

W&L returns to action on Sunday afternoon when it hosts North
Carolina Wesleyan, the fifth ranked team in the South Region, at
2:00 pm.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team
outshot Sweet Briar, 37-0, but managed only four goals in a 4-0
victory on Monday afternoon on the Liberty Hall Fields. It was
W&L's fifth consecutive victory.

Senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) opened
the scoring just 57 seconds into the game when her cross from the
left corner deflected off a Vixen defender and into the goal. For
Bidwell, it was her sixth goal in as many games. Freshman
midfielder Martha Allgood (Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School) gave the
Generals a 2-0 lead at the 17:44 mark when she scored after
sophomore forward Susannah Hewlett's
(Charlottesville,Va./Charlottesville) shot deflected to her off the
post.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team won
its fourth consecutive game on Saturday afternoon as it defeated
Randolph-Macon Woman's College 4-1 on the Liberty Hall Fields.

Senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) put the
Generals on the board at the 9:06 mark when she scored her fifth
goal in as many games off an assist from sophomore forward Fontaine
Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac). W&L put its second goal on
the board when sophomore forward Susannah Hewlett (Charlottesville,
Va./Charlottesville) scored her first goal of the season off an
assist from Marcoux.

The Generals put two more goals on the board in the second half.
Hewlett tallied her second goal of the afternoon at the 57:49 mark
off an assist from senior midfielder Drew Powers (Atlanta, Ga./The
Lovett School). The WildCats would get on the board with 73:16 gone
by when junior midfielder Lindsay Kinsler (Virginia Beach,
Va./Ocean Lakes) converted a penalty kick. Marcoux completed the
scoring when she scored her fourth goal of the season with 79:22
gone by. Freshman forward Caroline Francht (New Hope, Pa./Hun
School) recorded the assist.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team
scored four first half goals en route to a 4-1 victory over
previously undefeated Bridgewater on the Liberty Hall Fields on
Tuesday afternoon.

W&L responded when senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola,
Fla./Escambia) scored her fourth goal of the season at the 17:15
mark. Sophomore Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac) the
reigning ODAC Player of the Week, then put two goals on the board
in less than three minutes. She tallied her first goal off an
assist from freshman defender Romney Willson (Roanoke, Va./Patrick
Henry) with 28:25 gone by in the first half. Marcoux then beat the
Bridgewater goalkeeper at the 31:10 mark for her second goal of the
game. Sophomore midfielder Meghan Hayde (Massapequa, N.Y./St.
Anthony) scored her first goal of the season with 33:34 gone by in
the first half to close out the scoring.

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team
won its second consecutive game as it defeated Eastern Mennonite on
Saturday afternoon, 3-2.

The Generals fell behind early as Becky Yoder scored in the 29th
minute of action. W&L tied the game at 1-1 one less than two
minutes later as sophomore midfielder Heather Coleman (Blackwood,
N.J./Triton Regional) scored off assists from sophomore forward
Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac) and sophomore defender
Meghan Hayde (Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony). The Royals took a 2-1
lead at halftime as Julie Kauffman scored in the 36th minute.

Senior midfielder Drew Powers (Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School)
tied the game in the 48th minute as she scored her first goal of
the season off an assist from Marcoux. Senior midfielder Kate
Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) scored the game-winner six
minutes into the second half off an assist from Marcoux. It was the
thrid goal of the season for Bidwell. The three assists for Marcoux
tied a school-record for assists in a game. She also accomplished
the feat against Ferrum last season.

Freshman goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) made
two saves to earn her second consecutive win.

The Generals return to action Tuesday when they host Bridgewater
at 4:00 pm.

ASHLAND, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team won
its first game of the 2001 season as it defeated host
Randolph-Macon, 3-1, on Thursday afternoon.

The Generals got on the board quickly as freshman midfielder
Martha Allgood (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy) scored her first
collegiate goal off an assist from sophomore forward Fontaine
Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac) with 2:38 gone by in the first
half. Marcoux, W&L's leading scorer last season, tallied her
first goal of the 2001 campaign 10:09 into the game as she put home
a shot off an assist from sophomore defender Meghan Hayde
(Massapequa Park, N.Y./St. Anthony) and the Generals took a 2-0
lead at halftime.

Senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) put the
game out of reach by scoring her second goal of the season off a
free-kick with 84:15 gone by. Randolph-Macon avoided the shutout as
Allison Picarde scored with 1:56 to play.

Freshman goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Portsmouth Abbey)
earned her first collegiate victory by making five saves for
W&L.

The Generals return to action on Saturday as they travel to
Eastern Mennonite for a game at 2:00 pm.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee women's soccer team
dropped its opening game of the 2001 season, 4-1, to Lynchburg on
Friday afternoon on the Liberty Hall Fields.

In a rematch of last year's ODAC Championship game, Lynchburg got
on the board first at the 19:10 mark when junior forward Nicole
Wisniewski's (Berlin, N.J./Bishop Eustace) left-footed shot found
the back of the net for the only goal of the first-half.

Senior midfielder Kate Bidwell (Pensacola, Fla./Escambia) scored
W&L's (0-1, 0-1 ODAC) first goal of the season with under two
minutes to play off an assist from sophomore forward Fontaine
Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac).

The Generals will be back in action on Tuesday, as they travel to
Randolph-Macon for a 4:00 pm match.